Remote-Controlled Airport A Reality In Sweden Sweden is the first country in the world to get a remote-controlled airport. That means flights are guided by operators sitting miles away.

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Remote-Controlled Airport A Reality In Sweden

February 4, 20154:51 PM ET

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Ari Shapiro

Remote-Controlled Airport A Reality In Sweden

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Sweden is the first country in the world to get a remote-controlled airport. That means flights are guided by operators sitting miles away.

This piece originally aired on Morning Edition on Feb. 1, 2015.